Artemide Aste s.r.l.
Auction 52E 29-30 Aug 2020
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Ostrogothic Italy, Baduila (541-552). AE Decanummium, Rome mint, c. 549-552 AD. D/ [DN BAD] VILA REX. Helmeted and mantled bust facing, holding cross on globus cruciger in left hand. R/ FLVRIAS (sic) SEMPER (the two S retrograde). Badulia wearing helmet and military dress, standing right and holding spear and shield; X (mark of value) in right field. BMC 45 var.; Kraus S 195,62 var.; MIB I, 41, 90 b var.; Arslan -. AE. g. 7.69 mm. 20.00 R. Rare and in excellent condition for issue. Deep emerald green patina. Good VF/VF.
The figure on the reverse probably represents the king, since the same type was accompanied by the king's name on decanummia of the slightly earlier king Athalaric (526-534 AD). The wish expressed in the reverse legend will therefore have been meant for Baduila: "May you flourish forever! ". (Gemini XIII, 275 note).
The figure on the reverse probably represents the king, since the same type was accompanied by the king's name on decanummia of the slightly earlier king Athalaric (526-534 AD). The wish expressed in the reverse legend will therefore have been meant for Baduila: "May you flourish forever! ". (Gemini XIII, 275 note).